The applicant union applied for certification.
A preliminary issue arose regarding the late filing of seven membership documents, which were sent by registered mail.
The terminal date for the application was August 31, 1983, but the registration stamp on the envelope was dated September 1, 1983.
The Board held a hearing to allow the applicant to prove the Post Office made an error.
The applicant's witness testified he mailed the documents on August 31, but failed to produce corroborating evidence such as a work schedule or the original registration slip.
The Board found the applicant failed to satisfy the onus of proving a Post Office error and ruled the seven late cards could not be relied upon.
The matter was referred to an officer.
